[ICOM] Re: 761 S-Meter lamp

[Alan Leith]

Been that route with the Radio Crap bulbs -- must have replaced a 
half dozen before I wised up and got some better quality bulbs.  I've 
just gone through the last one I had and my supplier doesn't carry 
them any more.  That's why I was asking.  Any way, one of the list 
members  is sending me some surplus bulbs he had for a 765 and that 
should last me for a bunch of years!!!  Bless him for 
that!!!!!!!!  Conversion to LEDs was the next plan.

Thanks Mike.

73

Al, VE1AL
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At 10:30 PM 6/19/2006, you wrote:

>
> >From much previous experience - the small grain of wheat bulbs from Radio
>Shack will fit.  You may need to modify the grommet.
>
>HOWEVER - you GET what you PAY FOR.
>
>Unless you use a resistor, the radio shack bulb will fail - and quickly.
>Even WITH a resistor, it will not last as long as OEM bulbs.  You will be
>replacing it again.  And again.  And - - - well.... You get the picture.
>
>I finally got wise, and began replacing bulbs with white LEDs.  Whenever a
>radio loses a bulb, I pull it on the bench and convert ALL lamps to LEDs.
>
>Yeah - it takes more time.  But a job done well once isn't that bad a deal.
>
>Mike.  KD9KC.
>El Paso, TX.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Alan Leith
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:04 AM
> > To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [ICOM] Re: 761 S-Meter lamp
> >
> > First, to those who offered their thoughts, thank you very much.
> >
> > Actually, it has been many years since I replaced the bulb and I
> > quite honestly can't remember what size it is -- I seem to remember
> > something around 14V.  As to its physical size, it slides through a
> > little grommet but I can't recall the size.  I was hoping to not have
> > to take the cover off for any length of time but guess that's a
> > project for tomorrow.
> >
> > The company I used to deal with in Toronto no longer seems to list
> > any of the particular size and I was hoping someone might know the
> > exact ICOM part number or the details of the actual bulb.  I was just
> > trying to take the easy way out, hi!
> >
> > I will report.
>
>
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